The Grenada gazette., 1887-10-29
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mn some time" said the doctor.
have been attending colored man
Wood street, who is confined to his
- Nv chronic disorder. There was
money in the case, but the true
,Svsioian never thinks of that. and I
ksnt pegging away at my man until |
.ot him on the turn. Yhen he fell
ssck again, and began to think his
lind was diseased-that is. that he
-as brooding over something, and
.hat plays the mischief with medicine.
Won take the case of a beautiful girl
Tho loses her hair from fever. Her
recovery is retarded for weeks if you
1--WE her looking-glass.
"Well, ! kept quiet and made my.
.elf friendly, and ono day the secret
came out. He waited until he was
alone with me, and then he asked me
IN 90 to closet in the room and hunt
m a black stocking. 1 did SO and
handed it to him, and he took there.
from something that looked like a
bundle of rags. Removing the rags
disclosed roll of paper tied with old
twine, and inside Of that a beautiful
cold watch. / had been watching
these proceedings with considerable
interest, and whom I saw the watch !
Jumped at once to the conclusion that
nv patient was about to make restitu.
ton for robbery. was mistaken.
"'You's away of, boss,' said he
with smile, as he evidently read my
thoughts. i didn't stole that watch; l
found 'um. I picked up that watch
bout q year ago on the corner Of
Thirteenth and Market; and want to
give 'um back before 1 die. The story
looked fishy, but it all turned out
naturally enough when l questioned
him. He found the watch and brought
it home. and told no one about it for
fear Of being robbed. He didn't ad.
yertise it because he had no money to
nav for the advertisement and he didn't
read the papers to see If a reward had
been offered simply because neither he
nor any of his family could read. Sc
he hid the watch in closet and did
nothing at all.
Il examined the watch and saw that
It was a lady's watch, and valuable.
On the inside of the case was engraved
date and the name Sarah Matilda
Shereve.' Here was clew. What
do you want me to do with thisP' I
asked. He replied that l was to find
the owner aud return the watch with
or without a reward, and he seemed
actually grateful as I carried it away.
"When l returned to my Office I got
out the directory and wrote a letter to
every Shreve in the city. about half a
dozen, detailing the circumstances and
asking for Sarah Matilda. The next
day / got letter from Shreve telling
me that the owner Of the watch was
now the wife Of a prominent citizen
never mind his name-and lived at
Seventeenth and Pine. That afternoon
! lsalIsd On the lady. told my story, and
she identified the watch beyond ques.
ton, and told how she lost it in coming
from Broad street station.
"She was gratifed at its recovery,
and surprised when she heard where it
had been for year. and am happy
to say that her qualification did not
stop at words. The next day she called
to see my patient and left liberal
present befllud her. and sho has boon a
regular caller ever since. The result
is that my man is getting well, and it
looks now as if his modest future was
assured. / tell you this story just to
illustrate what good policy honesty is.
He might have realized twenty dollars
by selling the watch, but he resisted
the temptation, and he will realize ten
times that amount now. ! think there
is good. sound moral in the story. y
Philadelphia Call.